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TIL that diesel fumes are more carcinogenic than cigarettes and cause lung cancer, according to the World Health Organization.

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p8WVb TIL that the idea that homeowners own the airspace above their homes comes from medieval Roman law “Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad inferos” ("Whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell.")
gME7D TIL cats are able to fit into any space that they can fit their head due to the fact that they do not have a rigid collar bone, rather a free floating collar bone that allows them to fit into tight spaces.
5Y9l8 TIL that in a double-blind study, involving both new and Stradivari, expert violinists preferred new violins, voted the Strads the worst sounding and could not tell if their preferred violin was new or antique
ep00D TIL potatoes are native to South America. Potatoes were introduced to the rest of the world only in the last 500 years.
a8BN TIL over 75% of Visually Impaired Americans are Unemployed